Heart-health Promotion

University of Baghdad

Status: Completed

Conditions: Heart Diseases

Treatments: Behavioral: Expanded Health Belief Model-Based Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05949892

Heart-Health Promotion

Details and patient eligibility

About

The researchers intend to use the Expanded Health Belief Model in enhancing heart-health preventive behaviors among high school female students

Full description

The study intervention will be derived from the Expanded Health Belief Model which includes adhering to healthy diet, encouraging healthy weight, nutrition, and physical activity stress management, and smoking cessation and smoking avoidance.

Enrollment: 144 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 15 to 20 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• High school female students who do not experience any psychiatric-mental disorder

Exclusion criteria

• High school female students who experience any psychiatric-mental disorder

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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144 participants in 5 patient groups

A healthy diet

Experimental group

Description:

This arm will focus on the following: Eating lots of vegetables and fruit Choosing whole grain foods Eating protein foods Limiting highly and ultra-processed foods Highly processed foods Making water your drink of choice Salt, sodium and potassium Refraining from added sugars

Treatment:

Behavioral: Expanded Health Belief Model-Based Intervention

Healthy Weight Management

Experimental group

Description:

This arm will focus on the following: Physical Activity for a Healthy Weight Preventing Weight Gain Choosing an Eating Plan to Prevent Weight Gain Balancing Food and Activity for Healthy Weight

Treatment:

Behavioral: Expanded Health Belief Model-Based Intervention

Physical Activity

Experimental group

Description:

This arm will focus on the following: Step 1: Make a commitment Step 2: Take stock of where you are Step 3: Set realistic goals Step 4: Identify resources for information and support Step 5: Continually "check in" with yourself to monitor your progress. Revisit the goals you set for yourself in Step 3 and evaluate your progress regularly

Treatment:

Behavioral: Expanded Health Belief Model-Based Intervention

Stress management

Experimental group

Description:

This arm will focus on the following: Stress relief Relaxation techniques Meditation Mindfulness exercises

Treatment:

Behavioral: Expanded Health Belief Model-Based Intervention

Smoking Cessation and Avoidance

Experimental group

Description:

This arm will focus on the following: Second-hand smoke Offering option to avoid secondhand smoke

Treatment:

Behavioral: Expanded Health Belief Model-Based Intervention